WCAS Scores
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in the spring of 2018 all students in
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grades 5 8 and 11 took the Washington
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comprehensive assessment of science or
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the walk s some people were concerned
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that student performance would drop it
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is important to remember that this new
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test is based on new standards the next
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generation science standards it is not
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comparable to the MSP and science or the
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end-of-course exam in biology these
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scores are a new baseline you could
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think of it this way let's imagine
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climbing to mountains Glacier Peak which
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has an elevation of 10,500 and 41 feet
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and the taller Mount Rainier which has
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an elevation of 14,000 411 feet some
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people could hike Glacier Peak without
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any problems but they might find Mount
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Rainier to be much more challenging it
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is a higher standard some people could
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come close but not reach the summit
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their skills have not diminished but the
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standard is higher and so they may not
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meet the standard the first time they
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attempt it the next generation science
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standards are more rigorous standard
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than the previous standards the
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Washington comprehensive assessment of
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science is designed to measure these
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more rigorous standards and tell parents
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and teachers whether or not students are
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on track to be college or career ready
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in science because the Washington
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comprehensive assessment of science is
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measuring higher standards fewer
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students are expected to reach this new
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standard it does not mean that schools
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and students are doing worse than they
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were before it means we have a new
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baseline together we can support
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students to meet these more rigorous
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learning standards and be college and
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career-ready
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